Full Text of SB0272 98th General Assembly
SB0272sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Dan Kotowski Filed: 3/12/2013
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 272
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 272 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Architectural, Engineering, and Land | 5 | | Surveying
Qualifications Based Selection Act is amended by | 6 | | changing Sections 5 and 30 as follows:
| 7 | | (30 ILCS 535/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 4151-5)
| 8 | | Sec. 5.
State policy on procurement of architectural, | 9 | | engineering,
and land surveying services. It is the policy of | 10 | | State agencies of this
State to publicly announce all | 11 | | requirements for architectural, engineering,
and land | 12 | | surveying services, to procure these services on the basis of
| 13 | | demonstrated competence , and qualifications, and local | 14 | | preference as set forth in Section 30 of this Act, to negotiate | 15 | | contracts at fair
and reasonable prices, and to authorize the | 16 | | Department of Professional
Regulation to enforce the |
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| 1 | | provisions of Section 65 of this Act.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 87-673.)
| 3 | | (30 ILCS 535/30) (from Ch. 127, par. 4151-30) | 4 | | Sec. 30. Evaluation procedure. A State agency shall | 5 | | evaluate the
firms submitting letters of interest and other | 6 | | prequalified firms,
taking into account qualifications; and | 7 | | the State agency may consider, but
shall not be limited to | 8 | | considering, ability of professional personnel,
past record | 9 | | and experience, performance data on file, willingness to meet
| 10 | | time requirements, location, workload of the firm , and any | 11 | | other
qualifications based factors as the State agency may | 12 | | determine in writing
are applicable. A State agency may give | 13 | | preference to firms that (i) are incorporated in the State and | 14 | | (ii) employ full-time residents of the State as at least 50% of | 15 | | the firm's workforce. The State agency may conduct discussions | 16 | | with and require
public presentations by firms deemed to be the | 17 | | most qualified regarding
their qualifications, approach to the | 18 | | project and ability to furnish the
required services. | 19 | | A State agency shall establish a committee to select firms | 20 | | to provide
architectural, engineering, and land surveying | 21 | | services. A selection
committee may include at least one public | 22 | | member nominated by a statewide
association of the profession | 23 | | affected. The public member may not be
employed or associated | 24 | | with any firm holding a contract with the State
agency nor may | 25 | | the public member's firm be considered for a
contract with
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| 1 | | State agency while he or she is serving as a public member of | 2 | | the
committee. | 3 | | In addition, the Department of Transportation may appoint | 4 | | public members to selection committees that represent the | 5 | | geographic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the population of | 6 | | the State, including persons nominated by associations | 7 | | representing minority and female-owned business associations. | 8 | | Public members shall be licensed in or have received a degree | 9 | | from an accredited college or university in one of the | 10 | | professions affected and shall not be employed by, associated | 11 | | with, or have an ownership interest in any firm holding or | 12 | | seeking to hold a contract while serving as a public member of | 13 | | the committee. | 14 | | In no case shall a State agency, prior to selecting a firm | 15 | | for
negotiation under Section 40, seek formal or informal | 16 | | submission of verbal
or written estimates of costs or proposals | 17 | | in terms of dollars, hours
required, percentage of construction | 18 | | cost, or any other measure of
compensation. | 19 | | (Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-849, eff. 12-23-09.)".
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